Through laziness, the roof sags; through idle hands, the house leaks.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Through indolence the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sinks in, and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.
By slothfulness a building shall be brought down, and through the weakness of hands, the house shall drop through.
